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What To Do With Weed Trim

Weed trim is a common term used to describe the excess parts a cultivator must trim from their plants post-harvest in order to fully maximize a plant’s bloom and, in turn, get more desirable crystals. In short, a good trim will get the grower a bigger, higher quality plant yield. With a varying amount of states now allowing marijuana-users to legally grow their own crops, cultivation and harvesting techniques are, arguably, more important now than ever before. When it comes to the excess scraps that come from a fruitful harvest, an inexperienced (or in some cases, even an experienced) grower might not know what to do with weed trim. Luckily, there are several ways you can utilize your weed trim, rather than simply dump it in the garbage and call it a day. So let’s go through and look at what to do with trim leaves after a successful harvest.

What To Do With Trim Leaves — What Are Trim Leaves?

First, let’s go into a little more detail about weed trim, before getting into how to best utilize it.

Typically, weed trim is collected after harvest. In fact, it plays an important role during the growing process, as it serves as an indicator for your plant’s health. The leaves, which are commonly referred to as fan leaves before they are trimmed, can help a cultivator determine if the plant is lacking nutrients, water, or even sunlight depending on the colors of the leaves.

Removing trim helps make the plant’s buds achieve the classic nug look, but it also helps remove some unnecessary parts of the plant, at least in terms of smoking. But some of these parts, although low in potency, can still be consumed. And yes, you can still get high. Or, at the very least, achieve a higher level of physical and mental wellness.

Make Cannabutter

Basically, any part that still contains trichomes can be saved for later use. Luckily, some of these trichomes still contain some of the basic ingredients to get you high, such as terpenes and cannabinoids.

One of the more popular uses for weed trim, at least for those still trying to achieve that psychoactive high we all know and love, is simply making cannabutter for edibles. So it’s no surprise that cannabutter is first on the list of what to do with weed trim.

When using weed trim for cannabutter, you might find yourself with a more CBD-heavy edible, which is one that won’t necessarily get you high. However, if you happen to get lucky and score a trichome-heavy trim leaf, you might get a decent amount of THC in your cannabutter.

The tricky part about making hash is separating the trichomes from the weed trim. However, extracting it is similar to a standard decarboxylation process.

First, grab your weed trim and place it on a silk screen over a piece of wax paper. Then, simply use your hands to physically move the trim around so that the trichomes come apart from the leaves. When the trichomes fall off, use a scraper or some sort of similar tool to scrape it all together. Then, with the use of a pollen press, you can compress it into hash. Easier said than done, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll always have a fool-proof plan for what to do with trim leaves.

Cannabis Milk, Anyone?

When thinking of what to do with weed trim, making your own cannabis milk could be another viable option.

This part might require a bit of stamina, but it’s well worth. Stir the milk for about 30-40 minutes, until the complexion turns into a yellowish-green. Strain the trimmings out, and put it in a container. You can store in the refrigerator for as long as the original milk-expiration date says.

Skin Topicals

Skin topicals and creams have become a huge part of the retail cannabis industry, and fortunately, you can make your own at home—without even using any of your own weed.

After decarbing your weed, grind it up into a fine powder. You’re then going to want to mix in other essential oils like lavender, rosemary, clove, or lemon—whichever you prefer. Mix all ingredients together, and then begin the cooking process, which unfortunately takes 3-4 days. It’s a simple recipe, but definitely pretty time-consuming. However, it’s worth it in the long-run.

Juice

Our final suggestion on what to do with weed trim is another simple and super-healthy way to consume your cannabis leaf trim—juicing it!

Cannabis leaves are known to possess high levels of protein, in addition to Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.

Again, just throw your decarboxylated weed into a juicer with some of your favorite foods and/or veggies and blend away. You’ll get a bunch of the natural benefits associated with CBD, for the cost of essentially, ziltch.

Voila! Now you know what to do with weed trim. If you have any additional suggestions, feel free to drop us a line.

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